NCPD: Powdery substance on school bus 'unbleached flour'

Some flour caused a hazmat situation aboard a school bus from Pepperhill Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon, police say.

A hazmat team from the North Charleston Fire Department determined a white powdery substance students aboard the bus reported was "unbleached flour," according to North Charleston Police spokesman Spencer Pryor.

Police say students on the bus noticed a white powdery substance inside the bus and alerted the driver, who then pulled over and notified school officials. The bus was checked by a hazmat team as a precaution, Charleston County School District spokesperson Karen Black said.

The students were removed from the bus and were being checked by EMS personnel as a precaution, and will be held on a second bus that will transport them home when all students are released, Black said.

District officials say they are in the process of notifying parents of the situation.

Berkeley County School District officials say a social media post about someone wanting do harm at a school with an SHS abbreviation originated in another state and is not directed at any school in the county.

Berkeley County School District officials say a social media post about someone wanting do harm at a school with an SHS abbreviation originated in another state and is not directed at any school in the county.